Ideal kids programming

I'm working from home today, and sort of half-watching my son while my wife sleeps in. Just got past my least favorite song in Elmo in Grouchland. Oy...

My son actually likes cool music, it seems like. He was totally grooving to Gnarls Barkley the other day, for example. And I know nobody will believe me, but he seems to find Mastodon rather relaxing.

But he also likes furry creatures with big eyes that talk in squeaky voices. Can't there be a show with both? When will somebody make Elmo in Indie Rockland?

First attempt at homemade baby food = FAIL

So I intend to make most of the baby food we feed our son from fresh local produce. It's not that hard anyway, and baby food made that way actually tastes like something you might actually want to eat.

My first attempt: Major FAIL.

I cut up and steamed some carrots, then blended them with some of the water from steaming them. The blend was probably a little coarse for a six-month-old, but I think that part was actually okay.

I was at work when my wife first tried feeding it to him. His eyes bugged out and he started coughing and spitting it out. She had to scoop it out of his mouth. When I got home, my wife related this story to me and asked me, "Why is it spicy?"

Spicy? Steamed carrots?!

I tasted it myself, and sure enough, it's got a real kick to it. WTF? Well, it turns out I had made a tex-mex rice bowl earlier that evening, and I had used the same knife to cut up some hot peppers... I thought I had washed it off, but apparently not thoroughly enough.

D'oh! Sorry, baby!